Composite fabric.



G. J. HUFFMAN.

COMPOSITE FABRIC.

APPLICATION FILED P11112. 1912.

Patented Dec. l, 1914.

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e citizen of the. United States, residing t Rochester, in the county e Monroe ini- State of iew York, have invented new and useful improvements in Ccmpeeite iebiic, of which the foliowing is a specification.

This invention rclaes to .e novel composite fabric, the object' of the invention being te provide a strong, durable and warm fabric which is impervious te the peeeege of :lirozf moieiure.

The inwnion consists of the features of coneti'uetien, combineticn arid er1-angerufen@ of parts, hereinafter fully deecribesl ene claimed, reference being hed to the eccompanying drawing, in which F' ire 1 is e sectional view tiircu l: u piece of fabric made in accoifdence wie the inveiition. Fig. 2 is a plan View o one side of tle fabric, showing 'ne perdons of the component parte theneo' separat/ed and turned back to show theirf relationship.

In carrying my invention into practice, I provide a febrie comprising a pair of spaced plies l and 2 of loosely knitted or Woven ma tex'ial, such. as u fine quality of worsted. The outer surface m the inner ply i has a lining or heclfzing 3 of feit or other nep me tcriel, which in practice ie preferehiy composed of wool, hair and eidedewn feiteargc-.ther in my ordinary manner, so that the eigiecdown will preferably be @xpm upon the surface of feied oody, es iidicaeii at 4, te give en ornamental or furry inisli.

' Between the plies 1 end ie arrange an intermediate ieyer 5, o feit, preferably of he stated composition, with or wilieet the eidewdown, es preferred, und secured iz-o the outer side ci the piy 2 is e. nishixi' facing,r 6 of any suitable maeriel 'and ma e to give :my desi red surface appearance to the goude The facing 6 may consist ef a body o fabric saturated with e composition of m'oeior ether suitable waterproof meeriai, gjiainezi corded or eherwiee mee or impressed 0 simulate leather or any ciber materiel iii combining the several elements of tlv: fain-ie, they are laid in stepped reiaion with 'layers 7 and 8 of gum ,tissue or other usibic iremcntitioue maerizzbem/eee ilie inner fibrous body 1 and. lie ifa-'oven er limit ieyere 1 and 2, me ne mme izgeeer te hea-e :and

pressure w Re sofico or 'ieee zie gem ieeiie and force the inte mi mongie Patented Beal, NH4.

the intez'sieeeyf the fabric piieiil, 'ami 2, se ce te combixe all of the componentA parte firmly :md eccuz'ey togetherand in impracti- 1- :Illy unitary oz homogeneous Structure.

llcrewfore it has been common to unite leyers of coton, duck or woel"or'cotton shoddy under licei, and com reseion by the fusion of an intermediate ayer of getta pere-ha, whereby the layers are directly cemened tegetiiei'. Where two layers ere thus united the fabric is etifened to am objection able exaee, and at the seme time the bending or xexilm of the fabric finally causes the particle-e of the binder to harden or disinteg'rue or breek up. Therefore, if thin febric ieused, the cementitioiis material peneretee the eem@ an elio ws on the exterior and acts te collect perticlee of dus?, or dirt. By the use, however, of an intermediate loosely woven er knitted fabric layer, it act-s es the carrier for the binder, the interstices of this layer will be filled by the cement which will join firmly all three la 'era there tln'migh, obfiating the ilse 0f a S0 dicoet'ing of cementtlimughout and time lending greater flexibility to the fabric es' e. whole while preventing the binder from b'eakigoi disintegraling under the fiexicm of Athe fabric.

A composite fabric is thus produced which is soft and pliable, warm und 'durable :md luz c Wind and Waer-proof finish` which fabric may 'be employed in many ways to talee the place of fm's, and for many other purposes, if desired, the inner fabric la er and its outer facing may be omitted, wlr'ien it .is desired io produce a thinner fabric.

Hering thus described the invention, what I claim as new iszi. A composite fabric of the character described comprising e 'layer of felt, s. facing or finishing layer, and en intermediate layer of e loosely woven or knitted fabric be; ween said feit, and inieliing layers, the Seid layers lire-ing closely compressed together, the;

interiziediatc luier having its pores, closed Vby 'lim a fused cememitious materiel, seiil materiel coating the surfaces of the .said layer and adhering Lo lie inner surfacea of the felt und finishing layers, whereby all. threev leycrs are firmly :mil flexibly bound together.

2. A compoeie fabric of the character de ecmorieing a composite feit layer ecmpescd o. e. mixture of Kooi, han* ciaic'rfiozrii. iiriiehmg layer having an om coating of a waiter-proof material, and an ishing layers, whereby all tireelyers are 10 intermediate layer of loosely woven or firmly and iexibly bound together.

knitted fabric between said felt and finishf In testimony whereof' I aliix my signature ing layers, said layers being closely com in presence of two witnesses. I pressed tovetlierfand saidintermediute layer 1 4 i .f llaving'itsepores filled with a fnsed eementi- (IEOINIL JOSE] H' HOFFMAN' tious material, said material coating tlm Witnesses: f outer faces of the intermediate layer sind arl WILLIAM C. F. KAPELKE,

hering to the inner faces of the felt and fin- Mrs. 'Winmx WRNE. 

